Bomb blasts in Iraq kill nearly 200
{{date|April 19, 2007}}
{{Iraq}}
Several car bombs in [[w:Baghdad|Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] have killed 190 people on Wednesday and wounded over 200 others in what is being reported as the worst string of bombings to occur in Iraq since 2003 when the [[United States]] invaded the nation.

One bomb in the Sadriyah market in Baghdad killed at least 140 people. 150 others were wounded in the attack. The same market was under re-construction after it was [[w:3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing|targeted in February by a bomb]] which nearly destroyed it. 135 people were killed in that attack.

Just after the blasts, the [[w:Prime Minister of Iraq|Iraqi Prime Minister]], [[w:Nouri al-Maliki|Nouri al-Maliki]] had the Iraqi army colonel in charge of the Sadriyah district arrested and called those responsible for the blasts "soldiers of Satan."

"This monstrous attack... did not distinguish between the old and young, between men and women. It targeted the population in a way that reminds us of the massacres and genocide committed by the former dictatorship," Maliki told reporters.

[[w:Al-Qaeda in Iraq|Al-Qaeda in Iraq]] is believed to be responsible for the attacks, though no one has claimed responsibility.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/baghdad-streets-run-with-blood/2007/04/19/1176696947757.html
|title=Almost 200 die in one of Baghdad's bloodiest days
|author=
|pub=The Age
|date=April 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6570421.stm
|title=Iraqi PM condemns Baghdad attacks
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=April 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-04-19-voa1.cfm
|title=Bomb Blasts in Iraqi Capital Kill 190
|author=
|pub=Voice of America
|date=April 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPAR34073020070419
|title=Suspected Qaeda bombs kill nearly 200 in Baghdad
|author=Dean Yates & Ibon Villelabeiti
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 18, 2007}}

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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Baghdad]]
[[Category:Iraq]]
Several car bombs in Baghdad, Iraq have killed 190 people on Wednesday and wounded over 200 others in what is being reported as the worst string of bombings to occur in Iraq since 2003 when the United States invaded the nation.

One bomb in the Sadriyah market in Baghdad killed at least 140 people. 150 others were wounded in the attack. The same market was under re-construction after it was targeted in February by a bomb which nearly destroyed it. 135 people were killed in that attack.

Just after the blasts, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki had the Iraqi army colonel in charge of the Sadriyah district arrested and called those responsible for the blasts "soldiers of Satan."

"This monstrous attack... did not distinguish between the old and young, between men and women. It targeted the population in a way that reminds us of the massacres and genocide committed by the former dictatorship," Maliki told reporters.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq is believed to be responsible for the attacks, though no one has claimed responsibility.
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